Regency Women of Character: Miss Sarah Booth

This feature on Sarah Booth appeared in the April 1812 issue of The Lady’s Monthly Museum. Born in 1793 in Birmingham, she was discovered in Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: The Dilettanti Theatre

The Dilettanti Theatre, on Tottenham Court road, was a private theater started by the Pic-Nic Society. This provided suppers, singing, and dramatic entertainments. The Pic-Nic Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: Sans Pareil Theatre

  What would later become the Adelphi Theatre, the Sans Pareil (Without Compare) Theatre was founded in 1806 in The Strand by colour merchant John Continue →